Thanks, a great piece, excellent writing. Very thought provoking. I am going to Italy in March, never been there before, and haven't been to Europe for 30 years, and will be interested to see, feel and experience the lie of the land.
Glad you liked it. I hope you have a great time in Italy, but be prepared to see the sad consequences of mass immigration and general decline. You might like to read this article about my recent trip to Rome: https://poxpopuli.substack.com/p/eternal-city-blues
I believe I agree with the core of what you're saying--I agree that Yockey and Evola are right--but I want to hear your thoughts on the United States' mercantile empire being an evolution of the British one. I know there are fundamental differences which make the American Empire particularly insidious, but I believe the seeds were there in the dominance of mercantilism across the Anglo-sphere. At the least it set up a vulnerable state of affairs for infection by less scrupulous financial actors, which did in fact wield the British Empire and its wayward colonies as their weapon.
Yes, America--insofar as it does not know itself as a European colony--is the enemy, but I find myself equally frustrated with Anglo types which themselves do not respect the primacy of the Fatherland, especially those who gloss over that no healthy civilization can be dominated by mercantile interests. The heart of Europe can never be the finance of London or the trade of the British Empire. I believe it is this which has stood and still stands in the way of a self-confident Europe.
Related to this I have a theory that the central motif of Tolkien's famous work--the hopeful delusion that corrupting power can be destroyed by throwing it into a volcano--is essentially the refusal of the Anglo to subordinate their power to Continentals who have the heart to wield it for the sake of Europe. That is, that Anglos in particular can't handle power, that they will inevitably end up being used by it if they try to be on top. But in failing to recognize this particularity, he has to resort to the idea that dangerous power can simply be disposed of.
Thank for you the comment. I cannot add much more than to say I agree with your analysis. America took the torch from perfidious Albion and has continued along the same path that you describe, that of a society and an "empire" dominated by the merchant caste. I think if I were living one or two centuries ago, I'd be writing essays on the toxic influence of the British Empire and the City of London in particular.
Brutal.
Thanks, a great piece, excellent writing. Very thought provoking. I am going to Italy in March, never been there before, and haven't been to Europe for 30 years, and will be interested to see, feel and experience the lie of the land.
Glad you liked it. I hope you have a great time in Italy, but be prepared to see the sad consequences of mass immigration and general decline. You might like to read this article about my recent trip to Rome: https://poxpopuli.substack.com/p/eternal-city-blues
I believe I agree with the core of what you're saying--I agree that Yockey and Evola are right--but I want to hear your thoughts on the United States' mercantile empire being an evolution of the British one. I know there are fundamental differences which make the American Empire particularly insidious, but I believe the seeds were there in the dominance of mercantilism across the Anglo-sphere. At the least it set up a vulnerable state of affairs for infection by less scrupulous financial actors, which did in fact wield the British Empire and its wayward colonies as their weapon.
Yes, America--insofar as it does not know itself as a European colony--is the enemy, but I find myself equally frustrated with Anglo types which themselves do not respect the primacy of the Fatherland, especially those who gloss over that no healthy civilization can be dominated by mercantile interests. The heart of Europe can never be the finance of London or the trade of the British Empire. I believe it is this which has stood and still stands in the way of a self-confident Europe.
Related to this I have a theory that the central motif of Tolkien's famous work--the hopeful delusion that corrupting power can be destroyed by throwing it into a volcano--is essentially the refusal of the Anglo to subordinate their power to Continentals who have the heart to wield it for the sake of Europe. That is, that Anglos in particular can't handle power, that they will inevitably end up being used by it if they try to be on top. But in failing to recognize this particularity, he has to resort to the idea that dangerous power can simply be disposed of.
I'd like to hear your thoughts on any of this.
Thank for you the comment. I cannot add much more than to say I agree with your analysis. America took the torch from perfidious Albion and has continued along the same path that you describe, that of a society and an "empire" dominated by the merchant caste. I think if I were living one or two centuries ago, I'd be writing essays on the toxic influence of the British Empire and the City of London in particular.